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Grandma Gets Ready for the Holidays 2013: Best School Age Gifts for Christmas or Chanukah 2013
This Grandma gets ready for the holidays early. Searching Toy Portfolio for the best new Oppenheimer Toy Award platinum award winning...
Nov 24, 201310 min read


Grandma Gets Ready for the Holidays 2013: Best Preschool Age Gifts for Christmas or Chanukah 2013
This Grandma gets ready for the holidays early. Searching Toy Portfolio for the best new Oppenheimer Toy Award platinum award winning...
Nov 23, 20137 min read


Zoomer, the Robotic Dog, the Number One Toy for Christmas 2013
Our grandchildren each requested Zoomer, the Dog, as a present for the holidays. Zoomer is a trainable robotic dog at the “reasonable”...
Nov 15, 20132 min read


Grandma Gets Ready for the Holidays 2013: Best Baby Gifts for Christmas or Chanukah 2013
This Grandma gets ready for the holidays early. Searching Toy Portfolio for the best new Oppenheimer Toy Award platinum award winning...
Nov 12, 20139 min read


”Tooth Fairy Inflation” Helps Grandma Give Gifts that Teach Finance
The funniest story in our family about the tooth fairy is when our daughter did not have a bill less than $20 the night our grandchild...
Oct 13, 20134 min read


Halloween Costumes are a Great Grandma Gift
Being a long distance grandma, this Grandma looks for ways to be there in person for significant times in the grandchildren’s lives. ...
Sep 18, 20133 min read


The Toy Craze of Summer 2013
This Grandma saw the “Rainbow Loom” at Learning Express when buying holiday presents. At that time, there were parents and children...
Sep 7, 20131 min read


Grandma’s Best Camp Package for 2013. . . .Or Best Anytime Gifts for Grandchildren
For the second year of summer camp, my grandchild has become more selective as to his camp package. He actually requested items that...
Jun 23, 20133 min read


Apps for Babies Brought to Us by Fisher Price
In the New York Times, May 2, 2013, in the Gadgetwise column, “Baby Toys Get an App Extension,” author Warren Buckleitner reviews a new...
Jun 11, 20132 min read


Push Presents According to Grandma
I was listening to the radio in the car and heard the DJ mention that his wife was pregnant and wanted tickets to a specific concert as a...
May 23, 20135 min read


Grandma’s List of Five Best and Five Worst New Baby Gifts
After four grandchildren and many baby gifts, this Grandma has listened to her daughters rave and complain about baby gifts. Of course,...
May 17, 20135 min read


Rock-A-Bye Baby Gifts from Grandma
We Grandmas know Rock-A-Bye Baby. After all, we sing it to all of the precious grandchildren we rock in our arms. Rock-a-Bye Baby...
Apr 6, 20132 min read


Personalized Baby Gift Ideas for the Third Child Born in the Family
A dear friend has a new granddaughter. She is the fifth granddaughter in the family. One thing is sure. This adorable newborn does not...
Apr 5, 20131 min read


Grandma buys Best Balls and Games with Balls for Grandchildren
Balls are the best gift for grandchildren of every age. Balls come in every size and shape. If you want to buy a soccer ball, or...
Mar 23, 201312 min read


Grandma’s Perfect Passover Presents, Recipe and Activities
The best Grandma times are those where we do something together with our grandchildren. Cleanup is always a priority. Consider a...
Mar 19, 20133 min read


Grandma Gift Guide for Babies
As with infants, time is the greatest gift. Time to sleep. Time to be able to leave the house for a simple errand or just to leave the...
Dec 9, 20126 min read


The baby nurse–the best EXPENSIVE gift you can give your newborn grandchild
When my younger daughter was pregnant, she insisted she did not want a baby nurse. Although my older daughter had a baby nurse for both...
Aug 27, 20125 min read


Grandma’s favorite websites for gifts for grandchildren
I have so many websites I love for different reasons when buying gifts for grandchildren. Two websites stand out from the rest....
Jul 8, 20124 min read


Grandma’s best care package to camp
Our oldest grandson is going to sleep away camp for the first time. This means a mission to create the best care package to send to...
Jun 12, 20125 min read
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